abducts
Meaning of abducts
verb, 3rd person present
- take (someone) away illegally by force or deception; kidnap.
the millionaire who disappeared may have been abducted
- (of a muscle) move (a limb or part) away from the midline of the body or from another part.
the posterior rectus muscle, which abducts the eye
early 17th century: from Latin abduct- ‘led away’, from the verb abducere, from ab- ‘away, from’ + ducere ‘to lead’.
Information about abducts
- It is a verb.
- The singular form of abducts is: abduct.
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Hyphenation of abducts
abducts
- It consists of 1 syllables and 7 chars.
- abducts is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable
abducts synonyms
Meaning abduct (someone) and hold them captive, typically to obtain a ransom:
Meaning take hold of suddenly and forcibly:
Meaning take into one's possession or control by force:
Meaning unlawfully seize (an aircraft, ship, or vehicle) in transit and force it to go to a different destination or use it for one's own purposes:
Meaning steal (something) or kidnap (someone) by seizing or grabbing suddenly:
Meaning force (someone) to join a ship lacking a full crew by drugging them or using other underhand means:
Meaning seize or accost (someone):
Meaning seize and carry off (someone) by force:
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